Category Nursing Essays

Healthcare Delivery Systems in the US

The existing U.S. health care delivery “system” is viewed by many as a creature almost impossible to manage and control. Interestingly, the delivery of health care does not occur within one single system. There is no network of interrelated components…

Healthcare Quality and Costs

Quality has been overshadowed by the emphasis placed on access and costs of health care delivery. One major factor causing this phenomenon is the difficulty associated with defining and measuring “quality.” This difficulty notwithstanding, in recent years “quality” has taken…